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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Wakefield, VA

October 26, 2002Accomack County, Northampton County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 26, 2002, 2:40 AM EDT for Accomack County, Northampton County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2002, 2:40 AM EDT (06:40 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2002, 3:25 AM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Accomack County, VA, Northampton County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ66 min
Oct 26, 2:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ32 min
Oct 26, 3:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ60 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.